Fog light system which overrides dimmer resistor for turn indicator lights

990, 510. Road traffic signals on vehicles. DAIMLER-BENZ A.G. March 25, 1964 [March 29, 1963], No. 12679/64. Heading G4Q. A vehicle lighting system comprising flashing light direction indicators 7, 71 the luminous intensity of which is reduced by switching on the vehicle lights, e.g. headlights 1, 11 is characterized in that a switch is provided which restores the indicators to full intensity whenever fog lamps 18, 181 are switched on. Referring to Fig. 1, lighting switch 6 shorts out resistor 10 giving full illumination of the indicators 7, 71 until it is actuated to switch on head lamps 1,11. Actuation of the switch for connecting fog lamps 18, 181 closes switch 20 and again shorts out resistor 10 irrespective of whether switch 6 is actuated or not. In an alternative form, Fig. 2, switching on the head lamp switch 6 completes a circuit via switch 21 to energize relay 16, thus removing the short from resistors in the indicator circuit 10, 101. Actuation of fog lamp switch 201 to connect the fog lamps opens switch 21 releasing relay 16 to short out resistors 10, 101.